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World leaders unblock $15 bn for Libya rebels World leaders unblocked $15 billion in funds to help Libya's victorious rebels rebuild their shattered country as fugitive strongman Moamer Kadhafi called for guerrilla warfare. | Forty-two years to t... (photo: AP / Libyan State TV) Jakarta Globe Libya Paris Photos Political Wikipedia: Muammar Gaddafi |
MI5 former chief decries 'war on terror' | Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller uses BBC lecture to criticise 'unhelpful' term, attack Iraq invasion and suggest al-Qaida talks MI5's former director general Lady Eliza Manningham-Buller during her 201... (photo: US Navy / MCS2 Andre N. McIntyre) The Guardian Al Qaida Iraq Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: War on Terror |
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Gaddafi vows to fight, Libya conference begins | TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi, driven into hiding by his foes, on Thursday urged his supporters to fight on, even as Libya's new interim rulers met world leaders ... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon) The Star Libya Nato Photos War Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war |
The New Shock Corporations and Shock Workers Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | It was what you would call a "chance" meeting, one that emotionally disrupts your sense of normalcy and complacency. A s... (photo: USCG / PO3 Tom Atkeson) WorldNews.com Economy Oil Photos US Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill |
Gadhafi vows to wage 'long fight,' defying rebels | BENGHAZI, Libya - Fugitive leader Moammar Gadhafi vowed Thursday to wage a "long fight" to regain the power he seized 42 years ago to the day, calling on supporters to ... (photo: US Navy / MCS2 Jesse B. Awalt) Seattle Times Gadhafi Libya Libya Photos Politics |
Syrian forces continue crackdown | Security forces have killed at least five people in Syria, activists said, urging fresh anti-regime protests under the banner of "death rather than humiliation". |... (photo: AP) Al Jazeera Mideast Photos Protest Syria Wikipedia: 2011 Syrian uprising |
Elephant In Thailand Gets New Prosthetic Leg | A 50-year-old elephant in Thailand who lost her left front leg a few years ago is now kicking it up with a new prosthetic. | The elephant, named Motala, lost the append... (photo: WN / patricia) Huffington Post Nature Photos Thailand Wikipedia: Thailand Wildlife |
Pakistan claims Indian troops kill three on Kashmir border | Islamabad/New Delhi - The Pakistan Army said Thursday that Indian forces fired at a border post in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing three of its troops... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) m&c; India Kashmir Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: Kashmir conflict |
The problem with Palestinian political leadership Palestinian women walk past a mural of militants in the West Bank town of Jenin. Photograph: Mohammed Ballas/AP | ... (photo: WN Gaza) The Guardian Palestine Peace Photos Politics Wikipedia: Proposals for a Palestinian state |
Syrian forces raid Hama, official resigns in protest | AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces raided houses in Hama for the second day on Thursday, residents said, hours after the city's attorney general declared on YouTube he had... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) The Star HumanRights Photos Syria Syria World |
While Tripoli celebrates 'freedom', refugees from Africa fear for their lives | Free Libya's first Eid al-Fitr out of the shadow of the dictator was a day of celebration and thanksgiving. A stream of families flocked to Martyrs' Square, in the hear... (photo: AP / Abdel Magid Al Fergany) The Independent Libya Photos Refugees War Wikipedia: 2011 Libyan civil war |